This Day In Wrestling History – November 24th‏

In 1983, the first NWA Starrcade, subtitled ‘A Flair for the Gold’ was held in Greensboro, North Carolina. It was created and promoted by Jim Crockett & Dusty Rhodes in response to the rapid growth and expansion of the WWF. It aired on Closed Circuit TV in much of the Southern USA

– Abdullah The Butcher defeats Carlos Colon
– Charlie Brown defeats The Great Kabuki in a Title vs Mask Match to win the NWA Television Title
– Roddy Piper defeats Greg Valentine in a Dog Collar Match
– Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood defeat Jack & Jerry Brisco with Angelo Mosca as special guest referee to win the NWA World Tag Team Titles
– Ric Flair defeats Harley Race in a Cage Match with Gene Kiniski as special guest referee to win the NWA World Title